Making of mattresses and the like



June 4, 1929. J. L. SCOBEY MAKING OF MATTRESSES AND THE LIKE Filed Dec.15, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet INVENTOR JZ. 6 c

MHTORNEY J. L. SCOBEY MAKING OF MATTRESSES AND THE LIKE.

June 4, 1929.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. 15, 1927 ATTORNEY 50 v 7 'pressed at anytimebut is left. lna loose,

' in the manufacture of the mattresses" is Patented June 4, 19229, 7

sures we Jonu LEONARD scoBEY; or touIsvrL n nNTucKYi i Meme Te" ormncrrnnssnsnunrnn IKE.

1 Amma fileddiecemberifi, 1927. Serialno; 40,14

. Thepresent invention relatesv to a process? for imanufracturingmattresses or like articles by filling'thesame with fibers directly asthey are discharged from theinills' usedinthe cotton industry or similarindustries. The invention morepparticularly relates to a processin whichoneoninore of the usual;

steps in thev handlingiofith'e fibrous material eliminated andaninlproved product is Produced. The apparatus for carrying out the 1present process is'to be understood as form ing, apart of thisinvention,

" effect was; a step to undo that Work Which vantageousfor use inconnection 1 With the v the manufacture of mattresses; it was customaryto tightly balethe filling material and transport the same to a.mattress factory,

'where the coveringfwas removed, frointhe loale and the filling materialsubjected to a separate picking process in order to unpack' the fiberscontained? in the bale which in had been done when thebale was formed.Afterthefibrous materialwas subjected to the preliminary treatment-cfpicking, it Was cleaned in some Way,,such astor ins tance, by

blowing or beating Witha view to removing dust and other particles. ofioreign material therefrom. E a p .7

The present inventionisparticularly adknown processes of manufacturingoil from cottonseed. In the manufacture of oil from I cotton seed theusual practice is to first pass, 4 V the seeds through. axmachine'.knownnas a linter, said machine removing thesmall particles of lintwhich arenot removeolby usual;

ginning processes. The small particles of lint thus recovered arerunthrough-a cong zdenser also ofthe usual .constructiomand thisi condenserpartially cleans the lintand forms: I a battingiof the fibers in theform of a fluflf'y mass. Formerly, the'fluffy massformed by thecondenser Was passed directlyrfto a press wherein? it was, formed andbound into bales for shipment. w v i The object either present invention.is to eliminate the necessity;ofbalingiand subsequently unbaling thefibrous filling material "so that the material is never tightly com:

fiufiy condition iiromthe time: of its initial recovery until itisplaced in its ultimate enclosure." The invention'also contemplates theelimination of numerous steps mthehan- In the; procedure heretoforepracticed? in 66 of Fig. 3.

dling of fibers used in the jinanufacturelof A i mattresses and the likein addition t'o'main-f taining the fibers ina non-compressed con-V Tdition which results in charm-masonof downy mass." V r n it s a further'ObJQCt of the present inven-c tron to provide a processwhereinthefibrous' filling material is taken dircctlyfr om the apparatus inWhich 1t isrecover'ed, and by a cont nuous operationin a singleapparatus prepared-and-fplaceddirectly into theulti; v

mate enclosure.

As the present invention this connection. liowever, it is tofbeunderstood that this invention is'not limited to usewith cotton oilmills and that it is illus tratedin connection With such mills merelyforthep nrposeof convenience.

r The apparatus illustrated is-the type ferred to be usedin carrying outthe present T process but it is to be understood that other 'ioi ms ofapparatus may be employedwhichf will permit the efficient practice ofthe proc "ess Asstated the preferred form of appa I ratus is illustratedin the accompanying drawings", whereina Figure '1 isian illustration .ottvhe apparatus i showing' thecomplete assembly-Q 7' 'forti on of the;

1 Fig.2 is a plan View of a,

I p p [is particuhwly adapted tor use in connection W th cotton 'Olllnllls the operation W111 be described in apparatus adjacent thedinle'tend with a part thereof broken away, said. view-being taken on line'2+2ofFig.1. A

Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken on the line 33of Fig. 1 .c l e Fig. 4is. an elevation tration, taken on line 4-4L of Fig. 1. 9

Fig. 6 is a'sectional view,

Referring to 'the drawings; in "detail; the

en '1 f;

'- numeral 1 designates ,a cotton condenser illustratedconventionally.Arranged adjacent c the outletio'f the condenser 1 is the inlet of avv'1:

suction pipe 2, thesuction through the pipe" being created by means of afan The fan 3, inadditio tocreating the suction th v thepipe QQIcausesa'blas't of, air-to be dis-- charged through a pipe, which pipejis inturn connected to a dnstlcollefctorfi of the socalled cyclone typehaving associated there-.

11o jg I matter which is-lighter than the fibers is sepa ra ted from thefibers anddischarged through: the'outlet l6, and the fibers arepermitted to settle into the element in thelower por-r tionhofi the dustcollector 5. The holes *5;

in the element 5 allow air to circulate through the fibrous massimmediately before it is placed into its ultimate containen From thedust collector 5 the fibers are directed through either branch 6 or 6 ofthe distributing ap paratus 6. A mattresstick' is adapted-to be helduponthe discharge outlet of either the can be utilized during which timethe filled receiver can be removed and an empty receiver substitutedtherefor. I v As previously stated, the door 11 maybe opened to anydegree desired, so that the suction created in the pipe Q'maybe"diindependent of the speed of the minished fan 3.

I claim- 1. A process for making'mattresses and the like Whereinthe,materi'al'to be used-as a filler V gsure, said second section leadinginto-said condition to a violent separating action bysure'rconnectingfwith the fan housing, a sec-- 3 ond pipe connectedto-the outer portion of the fan, housing and extending upwardly,

is condensed, then subjected in its condensed drawing-air therethrough,while at'the same 7 time allowing the material to pass over a space opento the atmosphere to permit the separation of heavy foreignniaterialtherefrom,

again condensing the materialin a manner so 'that the particles thereofare arranged in a uniform order thereafter a ain e): ian'din 7 I: 2")

fibers to a violent beating andflufling action.

like wherein the material'to" be used as a filler is condensed, thensubjected in its con- "are arranged in a uniform order, thereafteragainexpanding to permit further separation, 'of foreign material,subjecting the material to a violent beatingandfluifing action, and

then blowing the material in order to remove the lighter foreignmaterials therefrom.

'3. A process for making'mattr'esses and the like wherein the materialto be used as a filler 1S condensed, then sub ected 111' its condensedcondition to a violent separating act on bydrawing air therethroughwhile at the same time allowingthe material to pass over av space opento the atmosphere to permit the separation of heavy foreign materialthere from, again condensing the materi al in a manner so that theparticles thereof are arranged ina uniform order, thereafteragain'expand- 2. A process for making mattresses and the material,subjectingthe material to a violent beating and huffing action,blowingithe'ma terial upwardly in order to-remove the lighter foreignmaterial therefrom, {andallowing it it is tofill.

-.ing to perm-itfurther [separation offoreign.

in "to settle downwardly into the containerwhich? 4. A inachinefor'filling mattresses andthe' I like comprising a pipe havinga funnelshaped j sectiointhe portion of greatest cross sectional area ofthefunnelshaped section forming'an inlet to the pipe,"said pipe at theportionlof' the, funnel shaped section of smallest 'cross sectional areagradually merging into fa' 7 rounded portion thereof, a fan havingahousing, said rounded portion connecting with the i ifan housing,another pipe leadingfrom the fan housing to a large receptacle, saidreceptacleha'ving an outlet adjacent itstop' and a'second'outletadjacent the bottom thereof;

, "A- machine for'filling mattresses and the like'comprising'a" pipehaving afunnel shaped end of the funnel shaped sectionjan en'cloenclosure, a :fan-having a housing, jthe enclo-- large receptacleconnected with the upper end;

, having a'second section connected to the ,smalltfi of the'seeondpipe,"said receptacleihaving an outlet adjacent its top; and adistributing means connected to the bottom thereof.' 7 I j 6. A m'achinefor filling'mattresses and the like comprising a pipe having a funnelshaped lower Wa'lls'substantially uniformly spaced from one another, andvertical walls gradual.-

section, said"section 'extendinghorizo'ntally 1y convergingtoward oneanother to thereby reduce the cross-sectional area, a second section orsaid pipeof slightly larger cross sec-t tional area than thesmallest'cross sectional area of the funnel shaped section and intowhich the small end of} the funnel shaped section merges, said secondsection formlng a tically downward, an enlarged enclosure con- Vnectedto the lowermost end of the second section, ,a fan having a housing, theenlarged enclosure being connected-to said fan housing an outlet in itstopand ya distributing means arranged adjacent the bottom thereofconnected to-thej upper end of. saidsecond V pipe. 7

7 In a'rnachine for filling mattresses, and

the like, means for. collecting and concentrat- I ing the fillingmaterial into a more or less uniform mass, sald, means havlng an outlet,

a pipe havinga funnel shaped 'se'ction, the

" inlet of which is arranged adjacent the outlet of said above mentionedmeans, saidfunnel shaped section extending horizontally there- I 1 from,the pipe atthe end of the funnel shaped secti'on gradually merging intoa rounded) portion of slightly'larger cross sectional area I. e than thesmallest cross sectional areaofthe funnel shapedsection, said roundedportion forming right angle bend and, extending vertically downwardly,an enlarged e'nclo 7 sure connected to the lower extremity of saidfroundediportion of the pipe, said enclosure "havingia slidingdoorfin awallfthereof, an

' 7 outlet at its bottom having a removable cover and'a foraminatedplate extending angularly across its interior, a fan having propellingmeans, blades anda casing, said enlarged enclosure beingconnected'by apipe with-the fan casing centrally thereof, a further pipe connectedtoan outer extremityof the fan 'tributing means attached to the reducedend ofthe funnel shaped element comprising a v pipehavingtwo'branchesand a door pivoted atits-lower end adjacent the point of con-c gnectiontof the-two branches,and means con- J tributing apparatus,whereby thesaid' door z 'may be'actuated.

' tres'ses inconnection with cotton oil mills,in

the originalrginning process is utilized, which nectedwith said door'and extending to a pointexterior of theouter walls of the d s- 8. r Acontinuous: process .for making matwhiclrlint'obta'ined from cotton-seedafter I ifiiasfm I comprises partially cleaning and concentrating thelint in-a condenser, drawing the partially cleaned lint by suctionacross an unrestricted opening to loosen the 'fibersandto remove part ofthe foreigirmatter from them,

again concentrating the lint by "suckingit' I througha pipe ofgraduallyxreduced cross sectional area, expanding it and allowingfurther settling out of foreigninatter to take place, then beating andfinding thellint' and blowing it into areceptacle whereinit is furtherseparated from dust and allowed to settle to the bottom, and passingitfrom said tacle bottom into mattressitick's. o

9. The process for making mattresses from receplint which has not beenbaled which comprises taking the lintdirectly'irom the 'machine whereinit is'separated from cotton seed and condensing ,it, then subjecting itto a cleaning operation, and depositingthe clean:

lint'in a mattresstick.

1O. The process for making mattresses from lint which has not beenbaled'which coinprisestaking the lint directly from tlie'ma chine wherein t issep arated ilOlil cotton-seed and condensingit, then subjecting it toall cleaning'operation While under suction, and

depositing the clean lint in a mattress tick. 1

11. The process for 7' making mattresses froinlint which has not beenbaled which comprises taking the lint directly from the ma-Z chinewherein it is separated from cottonseed and condensing it,subjectingit'to a clean iiig operation while under suction, beating andfi'uifing it, and depositing the clean lint in a mattress'tick.

Intestimony whereof I afliic my signature.

JOHN LEONARD SCOBEY.

